First paragraph of introduction
1 “The Scarlet Letter” is a historically based novel published in 1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
2 The story is set in 17th-century Boston, a town heavily reliant upon Puritan doctrine and belief.
3 The year is 1642. Hester Prynne, a young spouse whose husband has been missing for more than a year, is convicted of adultery following the birth of her newborn daughter Pearl. As part of her punishment, Prynne is forced to wear a red patch of the letter A. Prynne is soon introduced to the complexity, cruelty, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though written centuries ago, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility, and consuming emotions of guilt, anger and revenge are everlasting. …show more content…
3 "Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge?" they would say to strangers. "It is our Hester,--the town's own Hester,--who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comfortable to the afflicted!" Then, it is true, the propensity of human nature to tell the very worst of itself, when embodied in the person of another, would constrain them to whisper the black scandal of bygone years” (Hawthorne 124).
Seven years had passed since Hester Prynne’s sin, and the town’s fathers were considering the removal of her scarlet letter.
Although, Hester Prynne is hesitant to remove her letter of sin. As the community’s sinner, she’s embraced her role of being a symbol for sin and for change. Although Prynne is a dynamic character in her actions, she remains constant with her self-identity throughout the novel. Her past sin is a part of who she is; to pretend that it never happened would mean denying a part of herself.
Hawthorne’s reflection of identity throughout the novel reveals the suppression of one’s character in a judgmental society where individuality is punished. B Body paragraph
1 “The Scarlet Letter” is a historically based novel published in 1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
2 The story is set in 17th-century Boston, a town heavily reliant upon Puritan doctrine and belief.
3 The year is 1642. Hester Prynne, a young spouse whose husband has been missing for more than a year, is convicted of adultery following the birth of her newborn daughter Pearl. As part of her punishment, Prynne is forced to wear a red patch of the letter A. Prynne is soon introduced to the complexity, cruelty, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though written centuries ago, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility, and consuming emotions of guilt, anger and revenge are everlasting. …show more content…
3 "Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge?" they would say to strangers. "It is our Hester,--the town's own Hester,--who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comfortable to the afflicted!" Then, it is true, the propensity of human nature to tell the very worst of itself, when embodied in the person of another, would constrain them to whisper the black scandal of bygone years” (Hawthorne 124).
Seven years had passed since Hester Prynne’s sin, and the town’s fathers were considering the removal of her scarlet letter.
Although, Hester Prynne is hesitant to remove her letter of sin. As the community’s sinner, she’s embraced her role of being a symbol for sin and for change. Although Prynne is a dynamic character in her actions, she remains constant with her self-identity throughout the novel. Her past sin is a part of who she is; to pretend that it never happened would mean denying a part of herself.
Hawthorne’s reflection of identity throughout the novel reveals the suppression of one’s character in a judgmental society where individuality is punished. B Body paragraph